Photograph by Holly West. Simone C. Williams, owner, designer and sole employee of Exquisite Restraint Corsets is working on expanding her market to specialty stores. She has also recently begun marketing her wares to stylists and designers.
Currently, she sells the men’s and women’s corsets through her website in a lower-tier category running under $300, and higher- tier category running up to $350. She also custom designs corsets running up to $1,000. Sizes sold through the website are XS to XXL, but Williams can custom design “just about any other size” as well. She uses a variety of fabrics including satin, silk and cotton. Customers include burlesque dancers, photographers, fetish models, drag queens, goths and anyone else seeking a trim tummy.
“What I offer is one of a kind and personal: truly a work of art,” Williams said. “I have gotten a lot of feedback from people saying that my corsets make their bodies look amazing.”
With her background in garment tailoring, Williams also offers a variety of other services to stylists and designers. These include product rental services charged on a case-by-case basis. For designers, she is able to create corsets based on their sketches.
“I am proud to offer many different corsets to fit your needs, from washable foundation garments worn under clothing to red-carpet-ready couture items,” her website reads.
Exquisite Restraint Corsets is an online corsetry company started in 2000 and based in California. For further information, email exrezcorsets@cs.com.
see morePublished 03-26-2009 by Amanda Torres